GRRR..Some Snake Owners

[Rorryy]

So a new acquaintance of mine mentions she has 3 BP's. She also mentions that they have not eaten in "a couple of months". I say hey, I am about to get an order from my feeder breeder and am going in on a large order w/ a friend. How does .60 sound for Jumbo's? She says "oh yeah great". I place and pick up the order and a week goes by and she hasn't picked up so I deliver. What do I find? 3 BP's in a 40g, a 12yr old emaciated female, a 3yr old male and 4-5 yr old male. 1 basking lamp, no uth and 1 small hide! I didn't know what to say other than to ask health questions and gently suggest she seperate. She said she has no problems, "It works for me!". I asked if she was willing to sell or relocate the snakes temporarily until she got her finances in order. Her reply was "Why would I do that?" Grrr, I just had to share my irritation.

Perhaps I am overreacting but I wanna jack her house and take the snakes.

[Nate]

point her in this direction...you can say, in a nice manner, "this web site I go to all the time has some great caresheets for bp's...here's the link" and write it down on a piece of paper.

[Shaffer]

I got your back.

Red Team GO!!!
Red Team GO!!!

[lisa77]

No wonder the poor little things havent eaten... 1 hide for all them Ball's ?? 2 is minimum for 1 !!


Show her the Cannibalism thread...if that doesnt change her mind then she obviously doesnt give a flying **** about them..poor things

[Lovable sam]

"It works for me"? Well, it obviously doesn't because your snakes won't eat!!!! I think maybe you should just tell her that in the herp community what she's doing is usually frowned upon and that it is a better idea to have them seperate, with two snug hides each, a water bowl and a heat mat with a thermostat. Sorry if I sound really horrible when I say this, but how come this person gets their hands on three poor snakes and mistreats them and I'm not allowed even one that I would look after well? Life's a beach.......

[Rorryy]

Actually she said they eat just fine. She just didn't have the time or money to purchase feeders! I didn't even get to asking her if she feeds them seperate or outside the enclosure, I just had to leave.

[RedDevil]

No wonder the poor little things havent eaten... 1 hide for all them Ball's ?? 2 is minimum for 1 !!

None of my BPs have hides and I have absolutely no problems with any of them feeding or breeding.

[Shaun J]

And how many ball pythons do you have? You DO know they can get stressed from something like that, right? Why make a ball stressed for no reason?

[lillyorchid]

//sigh// poor guys & girl!

[Rorryy]

And how many ball pythons do you have? You DO know they can get stressed from something like that, right? Why make a ball stressed for no reason?

Me? I only have 1 BP and have only had him for a month. But umm even I know her husbandry is way off. So yes, I DO know that can stress them and no I DON'T know why you would want to stress them like that.

That was the point